HB 556 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO COLORECTAL CANCER.

Summary

Requires and appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services to develop and implement a public assistance program offering state-funded colorectal screenings for certain persons. Requires coverage for all colorectal cancer screenings in the State to be consistent with the Affordable Care Act Implementation Frequently Asked Questions published by the United States Department of Labor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, and United States Department of the Treasury. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB556 → HB556_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to correct a critical typo in the effective date, changing it from the distant year 3000 to July 1, 2025, ensuring the law activates soon. The amendment also updated the program title to explicitly include 'Public Assistance' and refined the description to clarify that funds are for developing a public assistance program. Additionally, minor corrections were made to ensure consistency in terminology, such as changing 'medicare' to 'medicaid' for eligible non-resident aliens and fixing a formatting error in the section header.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on providing state-funded colorectal cancer screenings, but the effective date correction is essential for the program to begin operations as intended in the 2025 fiscal year.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2025, fixing a likely clerical error that would have delayed the law's implementation indefinitely.

REQUIREMENT

The bill title and description were updated to explicitly refer to a 'State-Funded Public Assistance' program, clarifying the nature of the funding and service delivery.

ELIGIBILITY

A typo was corrected in the eligibility criteria, changing the reference from 'ineligible for medicare' to 'ineligible for medicaid' for permanent resident aliens.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and punctuation adjustments were made throughout the text to improve consistency and readability.

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT/HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 71) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT/HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

17 primary · 0 co-sponsors